Gloria "Glo" Lorraine Bowser

Gloria “Glo” Lorraine Bowser, 88, of Kittanning, died Thursday, December 5, 2019 at home. She was born April 22, 1931 in Kittanning to the late Jay Schreckengost and Margaret George – Myers.

She was a lifelong member of her beloved First Church of God and very active with all age groups, an avid quilter with her creations everywhere numbering over 70 or more quilts, worked at the Salvation Army as a bookkeeper, she and her husband participated in 3 workcamps to Brazil and 1 to Panama for missions, she loved baking pies and did everything for her family especially enjoying her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is survived by her husband Arnold Clark Bowser; Children: Nicola L Bausser; Douglas C (Cecilia) Bowser; Kandace L (Carsten) Boysen; Melody L (Thomas) Wells; Lex A (Andrea) Bowser; Grandchildren: Doug (Wendy) Bowser, Steven (Cassandra) Bowser,Erica Falchetti, Mandy (Chris) Butler, Matthew Falchetti, Toby (Karen) Long, Tyler (Courtney) Long, Jolie Long,Lyric Bowser, Vai Bowser, Paul Boysen (Lindsey Freisen-fiance), Christopher Boysen (Jo-lin Bosse); Great Grandchildren: Tradd & Zachary Bowser, Madeline Butler, Desmond & Audrey Long, Izabella & Tyler Boysen; brothers Jay (Judy) Schreckengost and Jack (Mabel) Schreckengost; sisters Jill Klingensmith and Sandy (Steve) Arblaster; brother and sister in laws Richard (Gail) Bowser, Lydia Bowser, Joan Neal, Thomas (Linda) Bowser, Chester (Jeannie)Bowser, Frank (Carol) Bowser, Loretta (Jamie) Ward, and Numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parent’s, sister Betty Shankle and her husband Bud, sister Joyce Stafford, brother in laws George Bowser and Finley Neal.

Friends will be received Monday, December 9, 2019 2:00 – 4:00 and 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Kennedy & Blodgett Funeral Home in Kittanning. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Tuesday at the First Church of God in Kittanning where there will be additional visitation from 10:00 am until the time of the service. Interment will be Lawn Haven Burial Estates in Worthington. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Gloria’s Honor to the First Church of God Building Fund.

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